Ludlow Cycling Club

TT League 2011 Results now up!

The final results document is now available for download HERE or on the right hand side of this page.

Come and Try It!!

TT League Results

The current results are now viewable in excel format from the link on the right.

To view the start sheet click HERE

Ludlow Cycling Club 2011 Time Trial season kicks off

Ludlow Cycling Club 2011 Time Trial season kicks off with its first race on the 12th April at 0630pm with the fast 10 mile course at Brimfield. Peter Ding the 2008 Ludlow Club champion has shown some good early form by beating last years champion Dover Disney twice in this seasons Shropshire TT Championship.

Steve Bent, the 2009 champion will also be involved in the mix for the title as he has recovered from illness and is said to be training hard to take the title away from Disney.
There are 24 races ranging from 10 to 25 mile Time Trials and including a 11.4 miles 'hilly' circuit and the popular Craven Arms scenic circuit.

This season will be the first without club stalwart Mick Davey who passed away in December after a long fight with cancer. Mick would be pleased that Ludlow CC will running Road Bike only TT on the scenic route for a second season with the Mick Davey Memorial Cup going to the winner on the 5th July.

The TT Race Programme can be obtained HERE. All enquiries on races or club information can either be obtained from the website or by e-mailing the club secretary at pete_ding@msn.com.

Dover Disney 2010 Ludlow Cycling Club TT Champion

Mick Davey

Ludlow stalwart Mick Davey lost his battle for life on 31st December after a year long fight against pancreatic cancer. A life-long cyclist, and in particular a tricyclist of some note, Mick’s job took him both around the Country and to New Zealand, always accompanied by his soul mate, Jacquie through the 29 moves they made before finally retiring in 1984 before moving to Ashford Carbonell in 1988.

Mick joined his first club, Leicester Forest C.C. in 1948 aged 18 where he enjoyed grass track racing. Following National Service between 1951-2, he belonged in succession to Farnborough CC, Bristol South CC, Hounslow and District Wheelers, Thurso Social and Cycling Club, Clacknaucuddin CC, and Wessex RC in rapid succession just in the 1950’s, and with work moves continued this trend during the 1960’s, 1970’s and early 1980’s, always making a point of joining the local cycling club.

In 1956 when he found his main interest – the tricycle, maintaining over 50 years membership of The Tricycle Association, which included winning the TA BBAR in 1960. This period also saw Mick set a number of SRRA records. That he was able to beat the two hour mark on such a machine in 1966 will give you some idea of his ability, which was still showing strong in 1976 when he broke all South VTTA tricycle records.

Mick’s move to Ludlow soon saw him getting involved in all aspects of the club from racing to assisting in whatever capacity he could. As an engineer of some standing Mick was extremely competent mechanically, building two recumbent bikes and inventing his own electric bicycle as well as maintaining a shed full of esoteric bikes and associated parts from as far back as the 1940’s, and this led to his role as the font of much sound advice within the club – and not just mechanically. Mick was also a deep thinker, publishing a small book “Think about It – Your Guide to Heaven” in 1985.

Other roles included being Treasurer for a five year period, club timekeeper, course designer, promoter, and latterly helper at HQ. But he will most be remembered as the man behind “Bentspoke”, the Club Newsletter that appeared quarterly and which was the forerunner of Mick’s great desire to communicate. Filled with good cycling information as well as anecdotes and stories from the cycling world, cartoons, humorous tales – and naughty jokes – it was the precursor to the modern era, when Mick discovered the internet, changing the mix more towards humour – and greater frequency of communication.

In essence Mick was always there when the club needed him. He was reliable, constant, wise and knowledgeable about cycling and life in general, cheerful, encouraging, understated and non-judgmental, non-political and he capped this with a humour that was mischievously sarcastic. His cup was always half full not half empty. He will be sadly missed as a most helpful, friendly, and supportive person full of humour the like of which is all too rarely seen.